Donald Robertson

like to come or one of my friends friends or whatever like to come over and I'll give them a case of beer like you know and I'll pay them whatever per hour and I'll give them a big printout of the manuscript and I'll say read the entire thing to me I think last time we did it, it took 12 hours. I've got a video of the aftermath. We're sliding out of our chair. We've got some snacks piled up.

like to come or one of my friends friends or whatever like to come over and I'll give them a case of beer like you know and I'll pay them whatever per hour and I'll give them a big printout of the manuscript and I'll say read the entire thing to me I think last time we did it, it took 12 hours. I've got a video of the aftermath. We're sliding out of our chair. We've got some snacks piled up.

like to come or one of my friends friends or whatever like to come over and I'll give them a case of beer like you know and I'll pay them whatever per hour and I'll give them a big printout of the manuscript and I'll say read the entire thing to me I think last time we did it, it took 12 hours. I've got a video of the aftermath. We're sliding out of our chair. We've got some snacks piled up.

I think it was 12 hours. Maddie, I think it was the name of my friend's friend that came over and read through the whole of how to think like Socrates. I think I did it several times because I wanted to know what it sounded like as well as reading it on the page. But the other thing I would do is I normally work in the library.

I think it was 12 hours. Maddie, I think it was the name of my friend's friend that came over and read through the whole of how to think like Socrates. I think I did it several times because I wanted to know what it sounded like as well as reading it on the page. But the other thing I would do is I normally work in the library.

I think it was 12 hours. Maddie, I think it was the name of my friend's friend that came over and read through the whole of how to think like Socrates. I think I did it several times because I wanted to know what it sounded like as well as reading it on the page. But the other thing I would do is I normally work in the library.

And I would sit with a timer and I'd practice a meditation technique for 10 minutes called the Benson Method, where it's well known in psychotherapy. So I just repeat a word over and over. And I try and notice that I'm doing this voluntarily, but there's also intrusive automatic thoughts that pop into my mind.

And I would sit with a timer and I'd practice a meditation technique for 10 minutes called the Benson Method, where it's well known in psychotherapy. So I just repeat a word over and over. And I try and notice that I'm doing this voluntarily, but there's also intrusive automatic thoughts that pop into my mind.

And I would sit with a timer and I'd practice a meditation technique for 10 minutes called the Benson Method, where it's well known in psychotherapy. So I just repeat a word over and over. And I try and notice that I'm doing this voluntarily, but there's also intrusive automatic thoughts that pop into my mind.

So I try to become clearer about the differentiation between what I'm thinking voluntarily. I normally just say the number one thought.

So I try to become clearer about the differentiation between what I'm thinking voluntarily. I normally just say the number one thought.

So I try to become clearer about the differentiation between what I'm thinking voluntarily. I normally just say the number one thought.

or i count down from 10 to 0 over and over again on each out breath like one number one number like 10 9 8 and then start again like because then if you're counting in your mind what attention wonders you're more likely to notice it because you've broken the sequence right And I'll observe, I'll think I'm doing this voluntarily. I'm counting voluntarily.

or i count down from 10 to 0 over and over again on each out breath like one number one number like 10 9 8 and then start again like because then if you're counting in your mind what attention wonders you're more likely to notice it because you've broken the sequence right And I'll observe, I'll think I'm doing this voluntarily. I'm counting voluntarily.

or i count down from 10 to 0 over and over again on each out breath like one number one number like 10 9 8 and then start again like because then if you're counting in your mind what attention wonders you're more likely to notice it because you've broken the sequence right And I'll observe, I'll think I'm doing this voluntarily. I'm counting voluntarily.

But if I suddenly think about paying my taxes or something, I'll go, that's an automatic thought. And I choose to think that I just popped into my mind. So I kind of train myself to become more aware of that distinction. Then for 10 minutes, I would imagine that I'm in Academia Platanos in Greece, like I wrote about at the beginning of the book. And imagine I'm talking to Socrates, right?

But if I suddenly think about paying my taxes or something, I'll go, that's an automatic thought. And I choose to think that I just popped into my mind. So I kind of train myself to become more aware of that distinction. Then for 10 minutes, I would imagine that I'm in Academia Platanos in Greece, like I wrote about at the beginning of the book. And imagine I'm talking to Socrates, right?

But if I suddenly think about paying my taxes or something, I'll go, that's an automatic thought. And I choose to think that I just popped into my mind. So I kind of train myself to become more aware of that distinction. Then for 10 minutes, I would imagine that I'm in Academia Platanos in Greece, like I wrote about at the beginning of the book. And imagine I'm talking to Socrates, right?

And the first thing I would always do, Chris, is shake his hand, right? And it took a surprisingly long time for him to get used to that. I always remember my imaginary Socrates, in my mind, I insisted on shaking his hand, but he thought it was a bit weird at first. And I would say to him, I'd ask him lots of questions about anything that I was struggling with in the book.

And the first thing I would always do, Chris, is shake his hand, right? And it took a surprisingly long time for him to get used to that. I always remember my imaginary Socrates, in my mind, I insisted on shaking his hand, but he thought it was a bit weird at first. And I would say to him, I'd ask him lots of questions about anything that I was struggling with in the book.